Fox has announced that it will be renewing its popular seriesThe Cleaning Ladyfor a third season. The network also announced that it is adding a new face to the show’s production team, withJeannine Renshawboarding as executive producer and co-showrunner.
“After two heart-pounding seasons, we’re thrilled with how audiences have latched on to this incredible story,”Michael Thorn, president of scripted programming for Fox Entertainment, said in a statement. “The cast,led by the incomparableÉlodie Yung, along with our brilliant creative team and our partners at Warner Bros. Television have expertly crafted a highly compelling, emotionally-driven show that gives a perspective you don’t often see on television.”
This sentiment was echoed byChanning Dungey, chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Group, who calledThe Cleaning Lady"a gripping and masterful tale of a mother who will do anything for her child.” Dungey added, “I am thrilled that we get to continue to explore Thony’s world in a third season. A big thank you to our partners at Fox for providing a platform for this show to thrive.”
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Based on an Argentine series calledLa Chica Que Limpia,The Cleaning Ladystars Yung (Daredevil)as Thony De La Rosa, and is described by Fox as “a story of empowerment, resilience and the human spirit that asks us all if the ends justify the means.” Formerly a surgeon in The Philippines, Thony is now living in Las Vegas on an expired visa with her young son, Luca. Since she does not have the qualifications to be a surgeon in the United States, Thony makes her living as a cleaning lady while trying to skate by. However, when she witnesses a gruesome crime, Thony is dragged into the criminal underworld, and begins living a new life as a crime scene cleaner all while trying to make ends meet and protect Luca. In addition to Yung,The Cleaning Ladyalso starsAdan Canton, Oliver Hudson, SebastienandValentino LaSalle,Naveen Andrews,andMartha Millan.
The announcement of a third season comes just one month afterThe Cleaning Ladyairedits Season 2 finale. The show’s second season averaged more than five million viewers per episode, according to Fox’s viewing numbers, providing an easy catalyst for the show to be renewed. With its re-upping,The Cleaning Ladybecomes the first live-action, scripted show to be renewed by Fox for the new year.
The show was originally created byMiranda Kwok,who also serves as anexecutive producer and co-showrunner. Renshaw will replaceMelissa Carteras the other co-showrunner, who will be exiting the series after helping helm the first two seasons. Renshaw is no stranger to television, having worked on series such asGrey’s AnatomyandManifest.Alongside Kwok and Renshaw,The Cleaning Ladyis executive produced byShay Mitchell, David Dean Portelli, Rose Marie Vega, andPaola Suarezas a collaboration between Fox and Warner Bros. Television.
No release window for the third season ofThe Cleaning Ladyhas been announced. Collider’s interview with Élodie Yung onThe Cleaning Ladycan beread here.
